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Research Article

Formation, negotiation, and alignment of doctoral student and supervisors’ expectations: a co-constructed narrative

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Pages 1362-1374 | Received 10 Sep 2022, Accepted 31 Jul 2023, Published online: 26 Sep 2023

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